Saturday, October 30, 2021

The Fifth Heart

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Fun story, 4/5 Stars.

Interesting article in Nature

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This week's Nature has an interesting and comprehensive paper about my son's research in organoid development using pressure and ge...
Friday, October 22, 2021

The Shiva Option by David Weber and Steve White

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Larger fleets, non-stop interstellar combat, one-dimensional good guys and bad bad guys, great entertainment, 4/5 Stars.

In Death Ground (Starfire Book 2) by David Weber & Steve White

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Interesting WW1 wet Navy battleship battles set in a space opera.  The science, economics, aliens, physics, etc. are quite poor but the char...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Billy Summers by Stephen King

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Well-crafted, immersive, good story. 5/5 Stars.
Sunday, October 10, 2021

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

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Gripping, immersive, detailed life and times of Thomas Cromwell at a critical time in English history. Very long and detailed, 3/5 Stars.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Rescue by Ryk Brown

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I need a reminder every few years why Ryk Brown is not worth reading, 2/5 Stars.
Monday, October 4, 2021

Crusade (Starfire book 1) by David Weber & Steve White

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Interesting universe for a space opera with decent politics so far. Not Weber's best series 3/5 Stars.
Saturday, October 2, 2021

Walk the Wire by David Baldacci

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Not very good but enjoyable "thriller," 3/5 Stars.

In Fury Born by David Weber

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Space opera in Weber's "Honor Harrington" style, lots of fun, 4/5 Stars.